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Updated: 6:55 AM PDT Apr 10, 2020

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COVER OF "THE NEW YORK TIMES" BECAUSE OF THE SITUATION. REPORTER: THIS 26-YEAR-OLD IS TALKING ABOUT HIS BILLS AND HOW HE AND HIS GIRLFRIEND ARE GOING TO PAY THEM. >> WE NEED TO STOCK UP ON FOOD. REPORTER: THEY DID NOT LOSE JUST ONE JOB, THEY LOST FIVE OF THEM. THE COUPLE INTERVIEWED THIS WEEK BECAUSE THEY HAVE LESS THAN $1000 TOTAL AND NO MONEY COMING IN. HIS FIRST STEP, THE FIRST DIDN’T LOANS AND GET HIS CAR PAID OFF. HE HAS BEEN ABLE TO PICK UP SHIFTS AT THIS COFFEE SHOP. HER ONLY OFFERS OUR LANDSCAPING. >> I HAVE NEVER DONE OUTDOOR HOUSEWORK. REPORTER: LUCKILY THEY ARE YOUNG ENOUGH TO REBUILD ONCE THIS END’S, BUT THEIR WORRY IS, WILL THERE BE ANY JOBS? YOU FIND YOURSELF IN YOUR FIRST JOB AND IT IS GONE, IT IS HEARTBREAKING. REPORTER: THEY HOPING TO OPEN THEIR OWN COFFEE SHOP.

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'It's been a big shock': Couple loses 5 jobs between them because of pandemic

A Kansas couple didn't face the loss of one job when the coronavirus pandemic hit the U.S. Together, they've lost the income of five jobs. "As of right now, I think our No. 1 is rent," said Evan Schade. "Now it's, like, OK we really need to stock up on some food.""It's been a big shock," Schade's girlfriend, Kaitlyn Gardner said.The couple was interviewed by the New York Times this week because they had less than $1,000 total and no money coming in. Schade said his first step is to find a way to defer his student loans and get the final payments on his car paid off."That was also a blessing," Schade said.Since the New York Times story ran, Schade has been able to pick up a few shifts at a Westwood coffee shop. Gardner, a University of Missouri-Kansas City professional dancer, has received offers in landscaping."I've never really done outdoor housework before, but I'm about to," Gardner said.The couple said they're lucky to be young enough and have time to rebuild, but their big worry is whether there will be jobs when the coronavirus pandemic passes. "If you're finding yourself in your first job and then all of a sudden it's gone, it's kind of heartbreaking," Schade said.The couple said they hope to someday open their own coffee shop."It's important to just save your money as much as you can," Schade said.

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A Kansas couple didn't face the loss of one job when the coronavirus pandemic hit the U.S. Together, they've lost the income of five jobs.

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"As of right now, I think our No. 1 is rent," said Evan Schade. "Now it's, like, OK we really need to stock up on some food."

"It's been a big shock," Schade's girlfriend, Kaitlyn Gardner said.

The couple was interviewed by the New York Times this week because they had less than $1,000 total and no money coming in. Schade said his first step is to find a way to defer his student loans and get the final payments on his car paid off.

"That was also a blessing," Schade said.

Since the New York Times story ran, Schade has been able to pick up a few shifts at a Westwood coffee shop. Gardner, a University of Missouri-Kansas City professional dancer, has received offers in landscaping.